{"product_id":"champagne-le-mesnil-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-brut-millesime-2014","title":"Champagne Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Millesime 2014","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChampagne Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Millésime 2014\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA cooler, tenser vintage bottled with a deliberately low dosage — 2014 Le Mesnil at its most precise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varietals \u0026amp; Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru, drawn from across Le Mesnil-sur-Oger's roughly 300 hectares — farmed by around 600 growers and, remarkably, 100% classified Grand Cru. Le Mesnil sits at the heart of the Côte des Blancs, on a bed of pure chalk that gives Chardonnay both sharp drainage and the mineral backbone this village is famous for. 2014 was a cooler, more restrained vintage than the powerhouse 2012 or 2018, but a sun-soaked September saved the harvest and delivered precise, elegant, age-worthy fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden robe with fine, persistent bubbles. Toasted brioche leads on the nose, carrying through to a palate of dried fruit that reads as unctuous rather than heavy, with real length. The finish is where the low 6.5g\/L dosage does its job — persistent, tense and mineral, letting 2014's Chardonnay character speak for itself rather than dressing it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Process:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tirage in 2015, disgorged in May 2023 — around eight years resting on lees before release. The dosage was kept deliberately low at 6.5g\/L, a choice that favours tension and transparency over roundness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Mesnil is the trading name of the Union des Propriétaires Récoltants, a growers' cooperative founded in 1937 in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Today it draws on roughly 600 growers farming around 300 hectares — 100% of it now classified Grand Cru. For decades the cooperative has quietly supplied base wines to some of Champagne's most prestigious houses, including Krug, Moët \u0026amp; Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger, while also bottling its own cuvées under the Le Mesnil name since the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Le Mesnil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205250842722,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/files\/Mesnil-Millesime2014.png?v=1786720122","url":"https:\/\/boundbywine.com\/products\/champagne-le-mesnil-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-brut-millesime-2014","provider":"BoundbyWine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}